Multi-day tour and pregnant?

[Tara]

Thanks, everyone, for their input and experience. No way to tell of course whether I'll have the energy and fitness (and positive attitude!) to do it by then, but riding with crowds of inexperienced riders was one thing I hadn't taken into account. I'll continue to mull it over. The tickets to Des Moines have already been purchased, but maybe we could just have a week of vacation touring the hot spots of Iowa?

[Skippyak]

14 weeks is also not a viable fetus, so as crankin said, you are responsible, if you were to have any trouble, there is nothing much to be done. Unless you live in my state (UT) it is not likely that you will have that many pregnancies in your life. So maybe you could take time out to enjoy it? I had two and my second had me asleep almost all day and at 20 weeks we found out why (twins). None of this means don't ride or exercise or any such nonsense, it just might be a time to relax a little more though. If you get your doc to write a note, your airline tickets etc might be refundable. It is worth a shot.

[obie]

I agree with the others. I was very very lucky to have an easy pregnancy and was riding daily past my due date, but never with a group. Not only did I not want to crash and hurt the little one; I also didn't want other people to bear the burden of being part of an accident that could have deeper implications than road rash. Everyone's comfort level varies; for me, it was riding with one or two trusted people at most. Best of luck to you!

[colby]

I'm not sure the rules of the ride, but another option might be to ride some of the days (shorter days, better weather days, etc), or some of the distance each of the days, and SAG the other days/remainder of the distance. You still need to face the group riding issues and there's still risks, but you might be able to enjoy parts of it.

I would expect to be less tolerant of conditions and varying terrain, and possibly pretty tired. You never know until you get closer, though. You might be able to transfer your registration, though that doesn't save you the travel costs.